Word stress in English

Unit 2 - Stress

Ms. Hoang Phuong Linh (BA, MBA)

ESPD - Hanoi University

Syllables

Multiple Choice

How many syllables are there?

CIVILIZED

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

INTERRUPTING

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

WAILED

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

DEFIANTLY

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

MATERIALS

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

FIERCELY

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Dropping syllable

​Leaving out the schwa

Every multi-syllable English word has one stressed syllable. The other syllables are weaker than the stressed syllable. Some vowels in the unstressed syllable become the weak vowel schwa. Native speakers sometimes leave out weak syllables of words. 

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What other words can you think of?

Word stress

Multiple Select

Which types of speech is usually stressed on the first syllable?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Prepositions

• Adjectives

Multiple Choice

For three-syllable words ending with -er and -ly, which syllable is usually the primary stress?

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

Multiple Choice

For three-syllable words ending with -y, which syllable is usually the primary stress?

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

Multiple Choice

For words that use suffixes -ade, -ee, -ese, -eer, -que, -ette or -oon, where is the primary stress?

• First syllable

• Suffix

• it depends

Multiple Choice

For words that use suffixes -cy, -ty, -phy, -gy or -al, where is the primary stress usually placed on?

• Third syllable from the end syllable

• Second syllable from the end syllable

• Last syllable

Multiple Choice

For words that use suffixes -ic, -sion, -ese or -tion, where is the primary stress usually placed on?

• Third syllable from the end syllable

• Second syllable from the end syllable

• Last syllable

Multiple Choice

Where is the primary stress placed for compound nouns?

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

Which syllable is the word stress?